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  • Missing on New Year’s Night: The Unsolved Disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick

    Missing on New Year’s Night: The Unsolved Disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick
    Nov 21 2025
    On New Year’s Night, 2008, fifteen-year-old Amy Fitzpatrick left her best friend’s home in Calahonda, Spain, for what should have been a short walk back to her house. She never arrived. No CCTV, no belongings left behind, no confirmed sightings. Just a child who stepped into the dark and vanished. This episode dives deep into the chaotic months leading up to Amy’s disappearance, the instability at home, and the fractured relationships that made her so vulnerable. We examine the major theories, from the runaway assumption to the possibility of a stranger abduction, to darker suspicions involving gangland figures, and the complicated family dynamics that continue to shadow the case nearly two decades later. Seventeen years on, Amy’s father continues to beg for answers. Her friends still hold suspicions they’re afraid to say out loud. And Spanish police still classify her disappearance as a “missing persons” case—despite everything. Someone knows what happened to Amy Fitzpatrick. And it’s long past time they speak. Sources:https://www.searchforamy.com/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-14486469/The-eerie-case-child-went-missing-abroad-just-months-Madeleine-McCann-Amy-Fitzpatrick-disappeared-middle-night-family-Spain-17-years-no-answers.html https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/mother-missing-amy-fitzpatrick-needs-32239153 https://www.facebook.com/amyfor https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/amy-fitzpatrick https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/amy-made-it-home-before-she-disappeared-pal-who-last-saw-her/39380329.html https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/amy-fitzpatrick-man-goes-back-12510493 Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 m
  • Satanic Panic, Slayer, and the Truth Buried in Arroyo Grande: Elyse Pahler's Murder

    Satanic Panic, Slayer, and the Truth Buried in Arroyo Grande: Elyse Pahler's Murder
    Nov 18 2025
    In 1995, 15-year-old Elyse Pahler disappeared from her home in Arroyo Grande, California. For months, police brushed her off as a runaway. Her family begged for answers. Rumours spread. Tips went nowhere. And meanwhile, the truth was sitting in the eucalyptus grove just a quarter mile from her house. This episode dives into the disturbing case of Elyse Pahler, a story twisted by Satanic Panic headlines, Slayer lyrics, and courtroom theatrics, but at its core, it’s about a bright, ambitious teenager who trusted the wrong people. Three local boys, obsessed with violence, drugs, and a fantasy of satanic “power,” lured Elyse out one summer night with promises of drugs and friendship. What followed was an unthinkable murder that rocked their quiet community to its foundation. We’ll walk through Elyse’s life, her disappearance, the boys’ bizarre motivations, the shocking confessions, the trials, the lawsuits against Slayer, and the emotional aftermath her family is still navigating almost 30 years later. Including recent updates: the 2025 parole releases of two of her killers, and the upcoming parole hearing for the third. This is one of those cases people think they know — but behind the sensationalism is a real girl who deserved so much more. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Sources: https://morbidology.com/the-satanic-sacrifice-of-elyse-pahler/ https://www.timbercreektalon.com/2021/10/horror-hotspot-the-murder-of-elyse-pahler/ https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/Elyse_Pahler https://people.com/satanic-ritual-murder-death-metal-elyse-pahler-royce-casey-prison-release-11801921 Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The Twin Who Killed in His Dreams: Meghan Elliot's Nightmare

    The Twin Who Killed in His Dreams: Meghan Elliot's Nightmare
    Nov 14 2025
    In the early hours of September 29th, 2021, seventeen-year-old Benjamin Elliott called 911 sobbing, saying, “I just killed my sister… I thought it was a dream.” When police arrived, they found Benjamin covered in blood, clutching a knife, and his twin sister, Meghan dead in her bed. What followed was one of the most haunting and divisive murder cases Texas has ever seen. Benjamin claimed he was sleepwalking when he stabbed his twin, and expert witnesses argued that parasomnia — a rare sleep disorder — could explain everything. But prosecutors saw it differently. Two stab wounds. No sleep disorder diagnosis. And one quiet “hmm” when told his sister was gone. Was this a tragic accident committed by a brain on autopilot? Or the coldest cover story imaginable? In this episode of Serial Napper, we dive deep into the science, the psychology, and the heartbreak of a case that asks one impossible question:How much control do we really have over ourselves? Sources: https://www.courttv.com/news/tx-v-benjamin-elliott-sleepwalking-twin-murder-trial/ https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/murder-trial-houston-man-twin-sister-death/285-66c1d559-4f1c-419e-bf88-10cb4a0e3f6a https://lawandcrime.com/crime/jury-rejects-sleepwalking-defense-of-man-who-fatally-stabbed-his-twin-sister-in-the-neck-with-survival-knife/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benjamin-elliott-texas-twin-sister-sleepwalking-murder-trial-48-hours/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The Pickering Lost Boys: Six Men, One Night, No Trace

    The Pickering Lost Boys: Six Men, One Night, No Trace
    Nov 12 2025
    On the night of March 17th, 1995, six teenage boys from Pickering, Ontario: Jay Boyle, Michael Cummins, Danny Higgins, Chad Smith, Robbie Rumboldt, and Jamie Lefebvre — walked into the cold darkness near Lake Ontario and were never seen again. It was supposed to be just another night of partying over March Break. But by morning, the boys were gone...no calls, no sightings, no trace. Their footprints led down to the marina, and security footage captured three of them wandering near the docks just before 2 a.m. Two boats went missing that same night… but neither the boats nor the boys were ever found. For thirty years, families have begged for answers, only to be met with red tape, misplaced evidence, and vanishing video footage. Police say the boys likely drowned. But without a single piece of wreckage, not one body, or even a floating life jacket, that theory feels paper-thin. In this episode, I’m revisiting the haunting case of the Pickering Lost Boys, breaking down the investigation, the red flags, and the disturbing missteps that still leave families questioning what really happened that night. Were they victims of a tragic accident?Or did something much darker unfold on that dock in 1995? Anyone with information on the case can call Durham police at 905-579-1520, or anonymously contact Durham Regional Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or going online to www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca. Sources: https://www.durhamregion.com/news/the-lost-boys-of-pickering-a-haunting-cold-case-remains-open-after-30-years/article_bd0ab683-9a7c-5a54-ab0c-7411291c613e.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-lost-boys-part-1/article_fbf8b83c-e889-5ce1-8f8a-d87d62dfb340.html https://www.ucfiles.com/Files/1995/lost-boys/ https://www.facebook.com/lostboys95 https://www.durhamregion.com/news/private-investigator-seeks-new-witnesses-in-lost-boys-of-pickering-case/article_8a8bcc63-de32-50ac-9027-5cbe27793652.html Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 m
  • The St. Pius X High School Shooting: Robert Poulin's Secret Life

    The St. Pius X High School Shooting: Robert Poulin's Secret Life
    Nov 7 2025
    In October 1975, Ottawa was a picture of calm - polite, predictable, and almost boring in its safety. But that illusion shattered when 17-year-old Robert Poulin, a Catholic school student, carried out one of Canada’s first modern school shootings. Before walking into Saint Pius X High School with a sawed-off shotgun, he set fire to his own home, where firefighters would later discover the body of 17-year-old Kimberly Rabot, his friend and neighbour. In this episode, we dig into the hidden life of Robert Poulin: the quiet boy with good grades and a polite smile who was secretly drowning in shame, repression, and violent obsession. His diaries revealed a mind twisted by guilt, pornography, and resentment, and a plan for destruction no one saw coming. We’ll explore how the Catholic Church and Ottawa’s media handled this tragedy - or more accurately, buried it. Because in 1970s Canada, people didn’t talk about teenage sexuality, mental illness, or male violence. They whispered, denied, and moved on. And in that silence, the lessons from this case were lost. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/the-murder-of-kim-rabot-and-the-st-pius-x-school-shooting-all-our-coverage-of-the-tragedy-s-50th-anniversary-9.6956730 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/50-years-later-an-ottawa-high-schoolers-violent-unravelling-still-leaves-deep-scars-9.6931797 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/who-is-kim-rabot-remembering-the-first-victim-of-a-faded-canadian-tragedy-9.6937685 https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2021/10/09/the-pius-x-high-school-tragedy/ https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/robert-poulin/ https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-companions-ensure-evil-will-not-prevail Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 m
  • The Woods Remember: The Unsolved Murder of Holly Piirainen

    The Woods Remember: The Unsolved Murder of Holly Piirainen
    Nov 3 2025
    In August of 1993, ten-year-old Holly Kristen Piirainen vanished while visiting her grandparents’ cottage in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. She’d walked just a few hundred yards down a dirt road to see a neighbour’s puppies...and never came back. Seventy-nine days later, hunters discovered her remains in the woods of nearby Brimfield. More than thirty years later, Holly’s killer has never been caught. In this episode, we retrace that summer day, the massive search that followed, and the decades of leads, suspects, and heartbreak. From the Stanger brothers’ eerie connection to the Molly Bish case, to convicted rapist Gerald Battistoni’s proximity to the scene, and the mysterious “Boston” tank top found near Holly’s body — every clue feels close but never close enough. Now, with modern DNA testing and genetic genealogy back in the spotlight, investigators are hoping technology will finally reveal what time has buried. The Hampden District Attorney’s Office is even hosting another FIGG DNA drive on November 9, 2025, inviting locals to provide cheek-swab samples that could generate long-overdue answers. Because somewhere in those quiet Massachusetts woods, the truth is still waiting to be found. ⚠️ Listener Discretion:This episode contains discussion of child abduction and murder. Please take care of yourself while listening. 📍If You’re Local: You can take part in the Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy event on Nov 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Brimfield Public Safety Complex, 34 Wales Rd. Participants provide a simple cheek swab and will receive free ancestry and family-tree results. 📞 Tip Line: If you have any information about Holly’s case, contact the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office or visit HelpHolly.com. Sources:https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/da-to-release-new-details-in-1993-killing-of-10-year-old-mass-girl/2960667/ https://www.helpholly.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hollypiirainen https://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigators-link-dead-mass-man-to-site-where-body-of-10-year-old-holly-piirainen-was-found/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1505090837301831/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The Man Who Killed Halloween: The True Story of the Candyman Killer

    The Man Who Killed Halloween: The True Story of the Candyman Killer
    Oct 31 2025
    It’s the urban legend every parent has whispered at least once: “Check your candy, you never know what could be inside.” But in 1974, that warning wasn’t just a myth. In Pasadena, Texas, eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan was poisoned by a Pixy Stix laced with cyanide, handed to him by his own father. This is the horrifying true story of Ronald O’Bryan, the man the media dubbed The Candyman Killer. He wasn’t a stranger lurking in the shadows or a neighbour with bad intentions. He was a dad in financial ruin who saw his son’s life as a quick payday. Sources: https://texasarchive.org/2017_03761 https://www.vice.com/en/article/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man/ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/01/us/killer-of-son-is-executed-in-texas-after-asking-forgiveness-for-all.html https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Visit our Sponsor: “Cozy Earth is giving you up to 40% off using code NAPPER at www.cozyearth.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • [BONUS] Perplexing Halloween Stories ft. Perplexity A Mystery Podcast

    [BONUS] Perplexing Halloween Stories ft. Perplexity A Mystery Podcast
    Oct 29 2025
    To ring in 150 EPISODES, Kaydra invites some friends to the show to read some of their favorite spooky stories from the internet. Happy Halloween! This episode was produced and edited by Kaydra Brannan, the host of Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast. https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/ Show Notes: Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1dgll4w/my_wife_and_i_saw_our_5_year_old_daughter_but/ Believing the Bizarre https://believingthebizarre.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/s/pSiiHaLfSw Lets Get Haunted: letsgethaunted.com Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/esx890/my_first_time_backpacking/ All video assets purchased/licensed from here: https://www.pexels.com All sound effects purchased/licensed from here: https://artlist.io/sfx Music: “Scary Forest Ambience” by DL Sounds, purchased here: https://www.editingsounds.com/royalty-free-music/scary-forest-ambience/ Drinking the Koolaid https://www.dtkpod.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/ecZb8zhu6R Live, Laugh, Larceny https://www.livelaughlarceny.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/creepyencounters/comments/lv0ifn/i_heard_a_creepy_voice_whisper_help_while_walking/ Music: Experia / Brain Hurts from the Memories / Courtesy of Epidemic Sound Serial Napper https://serialnapper.com/ Story: https://www.wattpad.com/594413960-short-horror-stories-look-at-me Scare You To Sleep https://www.scareyoutosleep.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/ke896c/i_died_last_night_but_im_still_here/ Lets Not Meet https://letsnotmeetpodcast.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/16uxnlg/something_in_my_house_perfectly_mimicked_my_sons/ Truly Twisted, Twisted & Uncorked Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6Pvr5mpNCgvToOehPV8xEE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truly-twisted-where-real-stories-take-a-twisted-turn/id1800597032?i=1000700047299 https://www.twistedanduncorked.com/ Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/s/8kh2WHUxet Scared All The Time Podcast https://scaredallthetimepodcast.com/ Story: http://web.archive.org/web/19981203004349/http:/www.ghosts.org/stories/tales/evil-kids.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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